“The cloak of anonymity offered by social media platforms soon became a major governance issue for several jurisdictions around the world…..India slipped to the “partly free” category as per the “Freedom in the World Report, 2021”. The report was released shortly after the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 were notified.”

“The very nature of IBs is nothing but an innovative financing mechanism in which governments/ donors enter into agreements with social service providers (which may be for-profit or non-profit organizations), investors and impact assessment agencies, to pay for the delivery of pre-defined outcomes.”